The foreign minister said politicians who openly oppose the international liberal mainstream and stand up for their national interests have become targets of a worldwide witch-hunt.
Minister Szijjártó said Hungary was directly impacted by the negative effects of the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Talks focused on matters of international security and developing cooperation between the two countries.
The Hungarian government is sending disinfectants to the Bisce (Bihács) region in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near the Croatian border, which is especially hard-hit by illegal migration.
The foreign minister said Hungary wants to avoid at all costs “having to face security challenges similar to those in Ukraine from the southern border”.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that in the first phase of the scheme, the government will invite bids to disburse 35 million euros in development funding among local small and medium-sized companies
The biggest donation, 30 ventilators, will be supplied to Bosnia and Herzegovina to help that country’s hospitals in treating coronavirus patients in a serious condition.
“Brussels is prepared to finance anything that increases migration pressure but fails to support anything that would protect European citizens from this threat,” Minister Szijjártó said.
The following is a press release from Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Minister Benkő said Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina face many of the same problems, challenges and risks, and they envisage possible solutions similarly.
Tibor Benkő visited Hungarian troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina last week and also held talks with his counterpart, Marina Pendes
70,000 registered migrants are stranded near the Bosnian-Croatian border and serious conflicts are emerging there